Jeanie Bryson talks Coleman Mellett tribute CD and film

12:36 PM,
Feb. 13, 2014

Jeanie Bryson

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Jazz guitarist Coleman Mellett of East Brunswick died in a Feb. 12, 2009 plane crash in Buffalo. Mellett, 34, was about to perform with Chuck Mangione's band, of which he was a member, in a concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic.

Coleman's widow, jazz great Jeanie Bryson, has been largely silent since the crash until now. She released a statement and a video on the colemanmellett.wordpress.com Web site on Wednesday, Feb. 12, marking the anniversary of the crash and to discuss an upcoming memorial CD and film about Mellett and his work.